1. Impressionism
2. Art in the Impressionism in general
3.Monet
4.Renoir
5.Pissarro
6. Music in the Impressionism in general
7.Debussy
8.Ravel
9.Vaughan Williams
10.Delius
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Impresionism:
Art in the Impressionism in general:
Monet:
Renoir:
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Music in the Impressionism in general:
much use of major and minor use of scale in the music.
Much in the same way, impressionism in music aims to create descriptive impressions, not necessarily to draw clear pictures. The music is not designed to explicitly describe anything, but rather to create a mood or atmosphere. This is done through almost every aspect of music: melody, harmony, color, rhythm, and form. Melodies tend to be short in nature, often repeated in different contexts to give different moods. In terms of color (see also chromaticism), notes are often drawn from scale systems other than the traditional major and minor. These include pentatonic, whole-tone, or other exotic scales (for example, Debussy, a major figure of impressionism, was influenced by asian music).
Audio Clip (MIDI):Sonata in A, K.331 by Wolfgang Mozart... the "traditional" use of harmony
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|| Audio Clip (RealAudio):L'îsle Joyeuse by Claude Debussy... harmony, impressionist style!
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The use (or misuse, as some critics might say) of harmony was a major part of impressionism. Impressionists did not use chords in the traditional way. For nearly the entire history of Western music, chords had been used to build and relieve tension, thus giving the music a sense of direction. A nice example to use here is Mozart's famous Sonata in A, K.331. You can defininitely hear the harmonies constantly leading the music forward until it finally reaches resolution on the final note.
Much in the same way, impressionism in music aims to create descriptive impressions, not necessarily to draw clear pictures. The music is not designed to explicitly describe anything, but rather to create a mood or atmosphere. This is done through almost every aspect of music: melody, harmony, color, rhythm, and form. Melodies tend to be short in nature, often repeated in different contexts to give different moods. In terms of color (see also chromaticism), notes are often drawn from scale systems other than the traditional major and minor. These include pentatonic, whole-tone, or other exotic scales (for example, Debussy, a major figure of impressionism, was influenced by asian music).
Audio Clip (MIDI):Sonata in A, K.331 by Wolfgang Mozart... the "traditional" use of harmony
Play MIDI
|| Audio Clip (RealAudio):L'îsle Joyeuse by Claude Debussy... harmony, impressionist style!
Play RealAudio
||
The use (or misuse, as some critics might say) of harmony was a major part of impressionism. Impressionists did not use chords in the traditional way. For nearly the entire history of Western music, chords had been used to build and relieve tension, thus giving the music a sense of direction. A nice example to use here is Mozart's famous Sonata in A, K.331. You can defininitely hear the harmonies constantly leading the music forward until it finally reaches resolution on the final note.
Maren's Wiki on Impressionism
1. Impressionism
2. Art in the Impressionism in general
3.Monet
4.Renoir
5.Pissarro
6. Music in the Impressionism in general
7.Debussy
8.Ravel
9.Vaughan Williams
10.Delius
Impresionism:
Art in the Impressionism in general:
Monet:
Renoir:
Pissarro:
Music in the Impressionism in general:
much use of major and minor use of scale in the music.
- || Audio Clip (RealAudio): L'îsle Joyeuse by Claude Debussy... harmony, impressionist style!
Play RealAudio
||
The use (or misuse, as some critics might say) of harmony was a major part of impressionism. Impressionists did not use chords in the traditional way. For nearly the entire history of Western music, chords had been used to build and relieve tension, thus giving the music a sense of direction. A nice example to use here is Mozart's famous Sonata in A, K.331. You can defininitely hear the harmonies constantly leading the music forward until it finally reaches resolution on the final note.- || Audio Clip (RealAudio): L'îsle Joyeuse by Claude Debussy... harmony, impressionist style!
Play RealAudio
||
The use (or misuse, as some critics might say) of harmony was a major part of impressionism. Impressionists did not use chords in the traditional way. For nearly the entire history of Western music, chords had been used to build and relieve tension, thus giving the music a sense of direction. A nice example to use here is Mozart's famous Sonata in A, K.331. You can defininitely hear the harmonies constantly leading the music forward until it finally reaches resolution on the final note.Debussy:
Ravel:
Vaughan WIlliams:
Delius: